Applying Kasper and Petrello’s Nonjudgmental Approach to Navajo Students

Yi-Wen Huang

SAGE Open, 2016, vol. 6, issue 1, 2158244016636943

Abstract: This article aims to examine the factors which must be taken into consideration before attempting to utilize Kasper and Petrello’s nonjudgmental approach to English composition classes at a small 2-year college in the American Southwest. The majority of the students there are Navajo. Navajo oral tradition and syntax are two important factors to consider before utilizing this approach. Instructors are suggested to understand Navajo culture including oral tradition and syntax and direct students to the differences and similarities between Western and Navajo rhetorical patterns.

Keywords: Navajo; oral tradition; syntax (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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